Once upon a time German beer was only deemed pure if it contained the four orthodox ingredients of brewing: water, barley, hops, and yeast. During this time, an ale known as Köttbusser was outlawed because it contained oats, honey, and molasses. Over the centuries since its prohibition, Köttbusser became a lost brewing style. At Grimm Brothers, we’ve resurrected this refreshing ale with a kiss of hops. You don’t need a magic mirror to know that Snowdrop is the fairest in the land. Recommended by dwarves everywhere!

Reviews by beergoot:

The beer is a köttbusser German ale...there's no style guidelines on BA or in the 2008 BJCP Style Guidelines. The brewery says the style had oats, honey, and molasses originally (although the bottle label only mentions honey and molasses being used in this version).

A nice, refreshing ale that will go down well during the warmer months. I wish I had more information on the style in order to compare with my impressions, but for now, I think this particular version may find a ready spot in my beer stash.

The carbonation is fresh and peppy, the body medium-light in weight, moderately smooth, with a touch of airy creaminess. It finishes off-dry, the grain, fruit, and hops seemingly floating away.

A decently malty altbier, with the lightness that lends a certain lager-like crispness to it. No way in hell that you'd know about the elevated ABV from anything involving the beer itself. Recommended if you'd like your booze delivered, without any attendant heaviness.

This is according to the people at Grimm Brothers a German beer style that pre dates the purity law. It's made with wheat, oats, honey and molasses. It's a golden straw color with perfect clarity and nice effervescence. The honey comes out in the nose but not much in the flavor. There is essentially no hop aroma or noticeable bitterness just a nice smooth and clean flavor with a slightly mineral finish from the molasses. Overall this is a nicely made clean and refreshing beer with a character that I have never tasted before. It is superbly drinkable and a perfect hot day quencher. I can't wait for them to bottle it as it will also become my new gateway beer for BMC drinkers.

This was my favorite beer with Grimm Brothers. They called it a Kottbusser (sorry if I spelled that wrong). A pre- reinheitsgebot beer with wheat, oats, honey and molasses. A lighter colored beer with good clarity. The smell is mostly grainy with a hint of sweetness and a light floral aroma. The taste is amazing. Grainy up front with a bit of sweetness on the back. The honey is noticeable but blended well. A great finish with a lingering malty sweetness. Some hoppy notes but very good.

Poured into a Seattle Beer Week pint glass. Pours a light to medium golden amber with active carbonation and a fine half finger white head with great retention and lacing. Aroma of pale and grainy malt, light lemon, mild grassy hops, subdued. Flavor of grainy and light biscuit malt, mild honey, a hint of lemon and grassy hops; finishes spicy and grainy. Nice creamy medium body. A nice malt centered altbier with a touch of sweetness from the honey and touches of lemon and hops. Well balanced and mellow. Smooth tasting, with the moderate ABV well covered. The oats give this a slight oat flavor and good body. I liked this a lot. Interesting style.

Clear golden color in the tall Belle-Vue glass with a sizable head and lots of streaming bubbles. Just a smear of sediment in the bottle. Not much aroma.

Slightly sweet and toasty, some pale malty flavor but no hint of roasting. It's sort of a light ale of no particular distinction but it's pleasant enough. Fairly sudsy in the mouth with a resiny tang, though not much hint of hops. It has that slight sharpness of the crisper Weiss styles. The slight bitterness at the end is more yeasty than hoppy. Really not a bad beer that is worth trying if you like German styles.

This was placed in the Altbier category ("German style brown ale") but it's not remotely brown. This makes me think more of a Kellerbier or even Sierra Nevada Kellerweis. From the 22 oz bottle purchased at Wilbur's Total Beverage in Fort Collins.